The rest of the day was uneventful, leaving me alone with my thoughts in the empty corridors that the Nobles haven't overridden, mainly the northwest wing: 'The Sun Room' as it was called by some of the castle staff. Adorned with an enormous bay window that covered the entire wall, it overlooked the ocean, an expanse meeting beyond the horizon. The view was coupled with the slight, translucent designs masterfully painted onto the window, showing the time of day according to where the sun was and what angle the sunlight shown in through the window.

I sat there with my back to the window, gazing at my faint shadow on the floor. I had some time to think about last night's dream, a clear mind would lead me straight to the answer I was looking for.

Why did the dream matter? I never thought this much about what I believed was a simple figment of my imagination. If that's the case, then why did the dream seem so... real? The blood, the smell, the memory, all of it. I felt the warmth of the sun on my back, slowly coating the entire room in a golden light. Looking to wards the sky, I see the sun setting, slowly creeping back over the horizon. I look up to see a number of stars peeking out into the view. The nebula's next appear in the sky, accenting the clouds that gather in formation, drifting listfully towards the direction of Gem Fido. I hear a whisper behind me.

"Find the stars of Lupus..." I immediately turn to see no one else in the room besides me. The sun finally creeps below the horizon, bathing the room in a new color, an azure light fills the room, revealing it's counterpart, the Ceiling's vast design of the night sky, stars reflecting the light of the moon that falls across the marble floor.

I leave the room, remembering the concert. I wonder if Knightmare and Griffin will play any tracks by the Beatles. The door closes behind me suddenly, I look back only to see the emblem of the two princesses. I fear things will only get stranger from here on out.

I meet up later with Eol and Ubi, Eol seeming to have a sticky liquid poured all over him, matting his fur. After passing by, the scent of Egg yolk is apparent. I look at him in suspicion.

"Eol, What did you do?" I said in a rough undertone.

"Well... you don't want to know," he said rubbing the back of his head. I shake my head and continue on, the night sky darkening, an assembly of lights shine across the courtyard. We walk towards the makeshift pavillion where the concert was to be held. There I spot the captain from a far gliding down towards the stage. To my dismay, the front of the stage was jam packed with ponies from all over Canterlot.

I look around, trying to find some way to get a better view of the stage. Spotting a group of flags hanging off the archways of the entrance to the courtyard, I motioned for Eol to look up, he grinned and nodded, understanding what I meant. Eol grabs Ubi by one paw and jumps deftly onto each of the flagpoles, one by one, judging height and range perfectly. They soon scale to the roof of the entrance easily. Eol leaned over the edge of the roof, signalling the all clear.

'My turn,' I take a deep breath facing the wall, taking a few steps backwards as I do so. Then I run towards the wall full sprint, then immediately make contact with the wall, scaling the wall with a few wall steps, lunging to grab a high ledge. I hang there for a few seconds before swinging to the left to grab onto a flagpole to my left, pulling myself onto it. I jump from pole to pole, finally leaping and grabbing onto Ubi's outstretched paw, pulling me onto the roof.

From our makeshift balcony, we had the perfect view of the entire stage. We sat there on the edge of the roof, admiring the lights coming from the stage. Griffin and Gilda start to come out on stage, greeting the crowd. Eol waves at him.

"Hey Everyone. Crazy night last night, am I right?" The crowd murmurs amongst itself, some complaining about the dissonance at the Gala.

"Oh Come on," the captain groans, "It wasn't that bad was it? Only two million in property damage. And for once, it's not even my fault!"

=Ubi=

I slowly get up and make my way to the other end of the roof. I jumped off the other end, walking through the gardens, the blades of grass slouching from the evening dew. I didn't like the singing, or how the royalty could actually manage to sing themselves. It wasn't enticing, nor the least bit funny. I tried to find solace in the gardens. Outside of my mom's cave, I never really got to explore the world around me. But even with the serenity of the gardens, I couldn't enjoy myself. The birds and other animals crept away when I came near.

Although the night was cold, I liked it. I don't know why, but it reminded me of home again. This wasn't home, I knew for sure, but at least I knew I was safe. I couldn't help but feel worried, though. Mom never told me about the Lunar Legend.

'Would he keep his promise, not to hurt mom?' I thought to myself as I pulled out the small vial that Aoi gave me. I knew what was inside: dragon's blood. Somehow, I knew it was mom's. I knew she was still alive, somewhere. Maybe I would be able to find her by following Aoi, I wasn't sure. I kept walking until I found an old sycamore tree, where I sat down and turned the vial in my paw.

Mom told me about Blackfire once. A couple thousand years ago, two bloodlines clashed, Blackfire's lineage, and Shadowstar's. Both were vying for control of the Deeps at one point. Sky battles ravaged over Gem Fido, as well as battles on land, scorching many parts of Gem Fido to cinders. In the end, Shadowstar fought Blackfire, a battle spanning several days. By the time it ended, both were grounded from exhaustion. The defining blow was Blackfire's roar, shattering the cliffs they were both on, a claw battle to the ocean below. When the storms died down, Blackfire arose from the shore, victorious. He was a dragon of legend, taken down by another legend, one I seldom knew about. Eol was more knowledgeable about the legend than I was.

I just want to find mom and go home.

Suddenly, I heard music flowing through the gardens. It was that of a violin, coupled with a piano, the music slowly filling the gardens. My ears perked up as I listened to the delicate, harmonious tune. Needless to say, it was beautiful.

I started to follow it to the source, a small clearing, where the animals and the birds flocked to listen, at the very center were two ponies. One was a black stallion on the piano with a white mane slicked back in an, while the other was a white mare sitting on top of the piano, legs crossed, playing the violin with a black curly mane. I stood there, leaning against the tree, hidden by its shadow, simply watching.

As the song slowly drew to a close, both of them noticed me. Strangely, rather than run away or freeze up in shock, they simply look at me.

"Who's there?" The black one asked. I slowly came out from the shadow of the tree, rubbing my elbow nervously. They seemed surprised, but not afraid. The mare got down from the piano, placing the violin on the piano before walking towards me.

"What brings you here?" She said in a claming tone. I slowly backed away.

"Nothing, just want to be alone." I stepped back even further as the white mare approached.

"It's alright, we were just finishing up anyway... what's your name?" The black stallion asked.

"Ubi..."

"I'm Ivory Stradivaari, my partner is Ebony Keys," the white mare says, taking my large paw in her hoof.

"I really should be going now..." I turn around to leave.

"Why not stay for a bit... I think we can play one more song for the night..." I pull my paw away from her hoof.

"No thanks... I must go..." I leave without looking back. In all honesty, I really wanted to stay. Not only was the music they made beautiful, they were ponies that weren't afraid of how I looked. But something inside told me I shouldn't. Maybe it was self-consciousness, I don't know. I've always been alone, never really talking to anyone for more than a few brief sentences. The only people I really talked to were Aoi and Mom. Everyone else, I stayed away from, and everyone else away from me...

I sighed and continued walking through the gardens, occasionally scratching a claw on a tree or two. A habit of mine, dragging my claws against a rough surface. I look back and see the marks on the tree, showing the lighter interior. I sat down and started scratching at the ground, digging lightly. To my surprise, I found a small diamond not too far down. I picked it up between my claws. I placed it in my gem bag, which I saw was running rather low. I hoped that we would be able to get back to Gem Fido, so I could start searching. I think about what I would be doing.

"Good news." I stand up and turn to see Aoi, leaning on a nearby tree, "I found a ride to hitch us to Gem Fido. We'll probably be there in about a week, 4 days if we make good time." He held up his paw. I started to smile, I didn't believe much in the guardian gods that supposedly watch over diamond dogs, but just this once, I believed they heard my thoughts.

"Really?" He simply nods in response.

"Day after the concert, we're leaving with the Captain, the one hosting the concert." I lost my smile. I didn't really much care for the griffin captain, he acted like a melodramatic cloudhead. I suddenly remembered something.

"Aoi..."

"What is it?" he looks back at me, ears perked.

"Do you think... maybe, we could look for my mother, out there in Gem Fido?" He started to smile.

"Of course, after we stop by Eol's former clan to see how they're doing, we'll start looking... I promise." His words meant more to me than anything in the world at that moment. Had I not been taught self control, I would have ran up to him and hugged him right then.

"Thanks..." He sighed and started walking away, looking at the stars.

"Hey... Ubi... do you know the Stars of Lupus?" His question took me by surprise. I knew of them, but how did he?

"Not much, why do you ask?" I knew full well what he was talking about. Among the creatures that dragons fear, it was the Stars of Lupus. He looks at me and shakes his head.

"Out of curiosity..." He seemed worried, even though he tries to hide it. If what he says is true, and he really isn't from this world, then how could he know of the Stars of Lupus? I was afraid.

"Who are you?" The words came out of my mouth before I could think. He looked at me with sad eyes.

"Heh, now there's a question to think on." He looked down at his sword, then walked away, "Come on, we should probably get some sleep."